My destructive habits

          These days, teenagers have variously destructive habits which affect their everyday lives negatively. The widespread development of technology and innovation yield these habits which had been not existed before. For example, the invention of smart phone turned a myriad of teenagers into addiction. The habits of procrastination or spending time not wisely still exist today.

My destructive habit that hinders in my progress is caring about my lovely I-touch. I cannot say that I am really addicted to it but I can say that I hold it with me everywhere I go and always care about it. It is like my other self. I did not have any smart phone or I-touch when I went to school in Korea. I came to Saipan and since then, I need a thing that allows me to contact with people in Korea or get connections with a big world. I am not using a smart phone here because I see no reasons for getting a phone here. I go to school, go to Hyatt and go home. That is my everyday schedule. I do not really need to contact people in Saipan but in Korea. Through chatting programs such as Kakao-talk and facebook messages, I can keep in touch with my friends or teachers. I hope my teacher would not read my journal that I am writing now because I am confessing that I check my I-touch regularly at school. Of course, this causes me some problems such as teacher’s taking it away from me. I do not know why I keep checking my I-touch but I guess I am somewhat expecting some messages to pop up. You can say that I am addictive. But, I think my conditions could not satisfy the definition of addiction. If I do not have my I-touch, I will be sad, of course but I will not shake my hands or keep going crazy.  I am not that into it. But I can say that I cannot live without it. I guess I am thinking that way because I am in Saipan right now by myself. I miss my mom, dad, brother, my boyfriend, and my friends. Every time I look at newsfeed in facebook, I literally wish I would be in Korea and spend time with my fantastic people. Therefore, a red I-touch means a lot to me. It is all about my connections. Last winter, specifically on Christmas’ eve, I dropped my white 4-th generation I-touch into a toilet while I was relieving myself. I was shocked, panic, and at awe. I lay down and could not think of my future without I-touch. Taek looked at me and ordered a red brand new 5-th generation I-touch for me without letting know me. For a week when I-touch was not delivered yet and did not know he ordered it for me, I actually went to apple store twice and think about getting a new one. He deterred me from an action and I got my new lovely I-touch in a week. I was surprised, happy and felt that my life was back. Okay, this story reflects me as an addictive teenage to a device but this is true. But the little device does not affect my life negatively. It affects more positively than negatively. It is like a small laptop so whenever I am lazy to get my laptop out of my bag, I use my I-touch to search, listen to music, watch something, chat with my friends, and use apps wisely. I am thinking it as useful rather destructive.